Quote Originally Posted by jhedrick83 View Post

I also think there is great value in getting multiples of a new cigar and smoking them over time. I learned a lot from getting a 5 pack of a cigar and smoking one every 3 months. If nothing else, I feel like it helps you better identify what you want to smoke fresh and what can do well with age.
THIS! Oh, this is dead-on!

One of my favorite smokes early on was the Sancho Panza Double Maduro - especially the Quixote. For the money, they were (and still are) SO good ROTT. So I figured they MUST get better and better with age, right? Well, yes - to a point. After 2 years the flavor begins to decline dramatically. I ended up with a lot of "meh" smokes. If I had known the "fiver" time test, I'd have been much better off.